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1 Oil Sands Overview Edge on Energy Seminar Big Bang or Bust: The Impact of Large-Scale Energy Projects October 5, 2010 Calgary, Alberta Bob Dunbar Strategy West Inc Photo Source: Syncrude Canada Limited Presentation Outline Oil Sands Overview Markets North America Offshore Industry Challenges ENGO Attacks/Image GHG Emissions Tailings Outlook Conclusions 2 Oil Sands Industry Overview 1

Resources and Reserves (ERCB) 3 Oil Sands Areas (OSAs) comprising 15 major Oil Sands Deposits (OSDs) 142,000 square kilometres (54,000 square miles) Data at year-end 2009 Initial volume in place

9 billion barrels Remaining established reserves under active development: 26.

2 Resources and Reserves (ERCB) 3 Oil Sands Areas (OSAs) comprising 15 major Oil Sands Deposits (OSDs) 142,000 square kilometres (54,000 square miles) Data at year-end 2009 Initial volume in place (bitumen): 1,804 billion barrels Initial established reserves: billion barrels Cumulative production: 6.9 billion barrels Remaining established reserves: billion barrels Remaining established reserves under active development: 26.5 billion barrels Source: ERCB ST ; Alberta s Energy Reserves 2009 and Supply/Demand Outlook ; June 2010 Mineable and In Situ Resources and Reserves Mineable Resources/Reserves < 65m (~215 ft) to top of oil sands Athabasca Oil Sands Area only 7% of initial volume in place 22% of initial established reserves 65% of cumulative production to year-end 2009 In Situ Resources/Reserves > 65m (~215 ft) to top of oil sands Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River Oil Sands Areas 93% of initial volume in place 78% of initial established reserves 35% of cumulative production to year-end 2009 Source: ERCB ST ; Alberta s Energy Reserves 2009 and Supply/Demand Outlook ; June 2010 Oil Sands Industry Overview 2

World s Largest Oil Reserves Saudi Arabia Canada Venezuela Iran Iraq Kuwait UAE Russia Libya Kazakhstan Nigeria US Qatar

Year end 2009 (Billion Barrels) Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy; June 2010 Oil Sands to Synthetic Crude Oil

mixture, mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentanes Synthetic Crude Oil: A mixture of hydrocarbons, similar to light

3 World s Largest Oil Reserves Saudi Arabia Canada Venezuela Iran Iraq Kuwait UAE Russia Libya Kazakhstan Nigeria US Qatar China Angola Total World Oil Reserves at December 31, ,476 billion barrels Oil Year end 2009 (Billion Barrels) Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy; June 2010 Oil Sands to Synthetic Crude Oil Oil Sands: Deposits of sand, sandstone or other sedimentary rocks containing crude bitumen Crude Bitumen: A highly viscous mixture, mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentanes Synthetic Crude Oil: A mixture of hydrocarbons, similar to light crude oil, that is derived by upgrading crude bitumen or heavy oil 6 Illustrations: Syncrude Canada Ltd. Oil Sands Industry Overview 3

Canadian Oil Production Alberta s Oil Sands provided 49% of Canada s crude oil

Bitumen 1,421 kb/d 550 606 147 Synthetic Bitumen W Can C5+ W Can Light W Can

2010 In Situ Recovery Primary Recovery Secondary Recovery Tertiary Recovery

(SAGD) In Situ Combustion Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) Solvent Injection

4 Canadian Oil Production Alberta s Oil Sands provided 49% of Canada s crude oil production in 2009 (Canada s total: 2,873 kb/d) Total SCO and 815 Bitumen 1,421 kb/d Synthetic Bitumen W Can C5+ W Can Light W Can Heavy E Can (all figures thousand b/d) Source: National Energy Board; July 27, 2010 In Situ Recovery Primary Recovery Secondary Recovery Tertiary Recovery Steam Injection Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) In Situ Combustion Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) Solvent Injection VAPEX N-Solv Hybrid (Steam/Solvent & Steam/Gas) Processes Electric Heating 8 Oil Sands Industry Overview 4

5 Thermal In Situ Recovery Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) 9 Surface Mining & Bitumen Extraction Surface Oil Sands Bitumen Mining Transport Extraction 10 Oil Sands Industry Overview 5

Upgrading Overview Purpose: Produce higher value liquid hydrocarbon products Produce valuable byproducts Mechanisms: Remove or breakdown bitumen residues Remove contaminants 11 Bitumen Based

6 Upgrading Overview Purpose: Produce higher value liquid hydrocarbon products Produce valuable byproducts Mechanisms: Remove or breakdown bitumen residues Remove contaminants 11 Bitumen Based Feedstocks to Refined Products Mines & In Situ Projects Blended Bitumen Canadian & US Refineries Blended Bitumen Refined Petroleum Products Upgraders Synthetic Crude Oil Gasoline Diesel Jet Fuel Fuel Oils Lubricants Asphalt Others 12 Oil Sands Industry Overview 6

7 World s Largest Oil Consumers US China Japan India Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Germany Brazil South Korea Canada Mexico France Iran United Kingdom Italy Total 2009 World Oil Consumption 84,077 kb/d 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20, Oil Consumption (kb/d) Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy; June 2010 US Crude Oil Imports Canada Mexico Saudi Arabia Venezuela Nigeria Angola Iraq Brazil Algeria Colombia Total 2009 US Crude Oil Net Imports 9,017 kb/d ,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2, US Crude Oil Net Imports (kb/d) Source: US Energy Information Administration Oil Sands Industry Overview 7

Market Demand for Western Canadian Crude Oil

Producers; June 2010 Beyond North America

Edmonton Los Angeles Puerto La Cruz Approx 5,

8 Market Demand for Western Canadian Crude Oil Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers; June 2010 Beyond North America Persian Gulf China Japan Taiwan Korea Kitimat Edmonton Los Angeles Puerto La Cruz Approx 5, 000 N Miles Competitive travel distances for Canadian supply to both US and Far East markets 16 Source: Enbridge Oil Sands Industry Overview 8

ENGO Attacks/Industry Image It is not possible Bird deaths to deal from with all of these issues in oilsands the time far available greater than estimated Two major First oil Nations sands leaders

9 ENGO Attacks/Industry Image It is not possible Bird deaths to deal from with all of these issues in oilsands the time far available greater than estimated Two major First oil Nations sands leaders industry challenges are discussed Leaders bring in U.S. concerns more must lawmaker Bitumen detail: stand over ballet up to GHG counter tar Emissions sands Pelosi zealots impacts impresses bogus to visiting oil Tailings sands U.S. confronts capital Disposal spin U.S. senators morality Reliance of on oil Mideast oil funding Afghan war, Pickens says Oil Sands GHG Emissions In 2007, Canada s oil sands industry emitted 38 Mt of GHGs accounting for: Less than 5% of Canadian GHG emissions Less than 0.1% of global GHG emissions 18 Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Oil Sands Industry Overview 9

10 GHG Emissions Wells to Wheels 19 Source: Alberta Energy Research Institute/Jacobs Consultancy; July 2009 North American Carbon Footprint - Oil Sands and Coal 20 Source: Oil Sands Developers Group Oil Sands Industry Overview 10

11 Industry Options to Reduce GHGs Improve Existing Processes Reduce energy use Capture fugitive emissions Employ New Technologies Gas-fired cogeneration Hybrid steam-solvent in situ processes (i.e., SAP, LASER) In situ combustion processes (i.e., THAI) In situ electric heating (i.e., ET-DSP) VAPEX, N-Solv Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) 21 Oil Sands Cogeneration Thermal Energy (kwh/b) Electricity (kwh/b) Ratio Thermal In Situ ~300 ~10 ~30 Mining/Extraction ~70 ~13 ~5 Upgrading ~30 ~12 ~2 Cogeneration may be attractive at thermal in situ and mining/extraction projects due to their relatively high thermal energy needs and their relatively low electricity needs. Cogeneration can be used to provide a project s thermal energy requirements with surplus electricity sold into the Alberta Power Pool. Cogeneration provides the opportunity to produce electricity at high energy efficiencies i.e., low GHG emission intensities. 22 Oil Sands Industry Overview 11

Government Investments in Carbon Capture and Storage In 2008, Alberta announced a $2B fund for investment in Carbon Capture and Storage Four projects were selected for possible provincial and federal

Integrated gasification combined-cycle carbon capture power generation facility at the Keephills 3 power plant, west of Edmonton Enhance/Northwest - The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line Gasification, CO 2

12 Government Investments in Carbon Capture and Storage In 2008, Alberta announced a $2B fund for investment in Carbon Capture and Storage Four projects were selected for possible provincial and federal funding: Shell/Chevron/Marathon - Quest Project Integrated carbon capture and storage project at the Scotford Upgrader in the Alberta Industrial Heartland Capital Power/Enbridge Project Pioneer Integrated gasification combined-cycle carbon capture power generation facility at the Keephills 3 power plant, west of Edmonton Enhance/Northwest - The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line Gasification, CO 2 capture, transportation, enhanced oil recovery and storage in the Alberta Industrial Heartland and central Alberta CO 2 capture from the Agrium fertilizer plant and the Northwest upgrader Swan Hills Synfuels - in-situ coal gasification (ISCG) Proposed funding for each project has been announced final agreements are required 23 Source: Alberta Energy CO 2 Supply & EOR Demand Potential 24 Source: ICO2N; October 2009 Oil Sands Industry Overview 12

CCS Summary CCS has potential to reduce the carbon footprint of the oil sands industry CCS is very costly Gasification of bitumen residues provides the best opportunity for CO 2 capture in the oil

13 CCS Summary CCS has potential to reduce the carbon footprint of the oil sands industry CCS is very costly Gasification of bitumen residues provides the best opportunity for CO 2 capture in the oil sands CO 2 capture from new and retrofitted SMRs may also be feasible CO 2 capture from flue gases is very expensive EOR requires low-cost CO 2 The funding gap must be closed to achieve meaningful capture volumes Government action would be necessary Tailings Disposal at Oil Sands Mining & Extraction Operations Tailings are an aqueous waste product of the bitumen extraction process Tailings contain: Unrecovered bitumen Sand, silts and clays Residual solvents and chemicals from bitumen extraction Fluid fine tailings are difficult to consolidate Alberta s inventory of fluid fine tailings that require longterm containment is now m 3 Tailings ponds today are approximately 170 km 2 26 Source: Pembina Institute; Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board Oil Sands Industry Overview 13

14 ERCB Directive 074 Directive 074: Tailings Performance Criteria and Requirements for Oil Sands Mining Schemes, was released February 3, 2009 Directive 074 requires operators to: Prepare tailings plans and report on tailings ponds annually Reduce the accumulation of tailings by capturing fine particles, that would otherwise remain suspended in tailings ponds, and placing them in a deposit that is trafficable Specify dates for construction, use and closure of tailings ponds and file these dates with the ERCB by September 30, Operators compliance plans are available on the ERCB website. Supplemental Information Requests will also be available when they are completed. Source: Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board Compliance with Directive 074 ERCB Conditional Approvals Syncrude Mildred Lake and Aurora North (April 22, 2010) MFT centrifugation Commercial demonstration plant to be in operation by August 2011 with start up of a full-scale supplemental tailings plant by June 2015 Untreated MFT to end-pit lakes at end of mine life Suncor Fort Hills (April 22, 2010) Thin-lift drying of fluid fine tailings in Dedicated Disposal Areas (DDAs) Pilot testing required Zero inventory of Mature Fine Tailings (MFT) at end of mine life Suncor Base, Steepbank and Millennium (June 17, 2010) TRO (polymer flocculation and thin-lift drying) Untreated MFT to end-pit lakes at end of mine life Imperial Kearl Lake (August 11, 2010) Commence TSRU tailings treatment and disposal in the in-pit DDA by March 31, 2018 Tailings pond to be decommissioned by 2038 Athabasca Oil Sands Project Muskeg River (September 20, 2010) Atmospheric Fines Drying (AFD) Commercial operations to commence by June 30, 2013 Plans submitted by CNRL (Horizon) and AOSP (Jackpine) are still under review Oil Sands Industry Overview 14

15 Comparative Oil Sands Supply Outlooks 3,500 3,000 2,500 CAPP Growth CAPP Operating & In Construction SW ERCB Oil Supply (kb/d) 2,000 1,500 1, Sources: CAPP; ERCB; NEB; Strategy West Inc.; July 2010 World s Largest Oil Producers Russia Saudi Arabia US Iran China Canada Mexico UAE Iraq Kuwait Venezuela Norway Nigeria Brazil Algeria Angola By 2020? Total World Oil Production in ,948 kb/d 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12, Oil Production (kb/d) Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy; June 2010 Oil Sands Industry Overview 15

16 Conclusions Canada s oil sands deposits are among the world s largest hydrocarbon accumulations. The oil sands industry is well established and making a significant contribution to global oil supply. The 2008/2009 financial and economic crisis caused project deferrals and cancellations. Industry growth has resumed; however, the growth rate will depend on oil prices and how industry and government address the many challenges the industry faces. Thank You Questions? Please visit t t for oil sands project lists and other detailed oil sands industry information 32 Oil Sands Industry Overview 16

17 Backup Slides 33 Canada s GHG Emission Reduction Commitments 1997 Kyoto Protocol Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC), aimed at combating global warming Initially adopted on December 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan and entered into force on February 16, 2005 As of November 2009, 187 states had ratified the Protocol Canada s Kyoto Commitments Ratified by Canada on December 17, 2002 and committed to reduce GHG emissions to 6% below 1990 levels by These commitments were not met 2009 Copenhagen Accord In January 2010, Canada submitted conditional targets to reduce GHG emissions to 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 Detailed plans have not been released Source: Environment Canada Oil Sands Industry Overview 17

Strategy West s Oil Sands Industry Outlooks Comprehensive Project Database Industry Outlooks Project-by-project timing adjustments Project-by-project

com Oil Sands Project Wish List Stream Day Capacities (kb/d bitumen) 4,000 3500 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 Announced Disclosure Withdrawn

18 Strategy West s Oil Sands Industry Outlooks Comprehensive Project Database Industry Outlooks Project-by-project timing adjustments Project-by-project probabilities Aggregation of results Project listing may be downloaded at Oil Sands Project Wish List Stream Day Capacities (kb/d bitumen) 4, ,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Announced Disclosure Withdrawn Application Approved Suspended Construction Operating 0 Mining Athabasca In Situ Cold Lake In Situ Peace River In Situ Sources: Operator Applications and Announcements; Strategy West Inc.; July 2010 Oil Sands Industry Overview 18

19 Projected Bitumen Production 3,500 70% Bitumen Production (kb/d) 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, % 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% ining Percen ntage of Bitumen Produced by Mi 0 0% Mining SAGD CSS Other Percentage Mined Source: Strategy West Inc.; July 2010 Projected Oil Sands Supply 3,500 70% 3,000 60% Oil Supply (kb/d) 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, % 40% 30% 20% 10% ercentage of Bitumen Upgraded Pe 0 0% Synthetic Bitumen Percentage Upgraded Source: Strategy West Inc.; July 2010 Oil Sands Industry Overview 19

Overview of Canada s Oil Sands Industry

Overview of Canada s Oil Sands Industry CAPPA Conference 2010 November 2, 2010 Calgary, Alberta Bob Dunbar Strategy West Inc. 12-1 Photo Source: Syncrude Canada Limited Presentation Outline Introduction